帮帮

幫幫

bāngbang

verb #3,046

Meanings

1 to help (informal/pleading)
2 give a hand

Characters

to help (reduplicated)

Examples

帮帮我吧！

Bāngbang wǒ ba!

Help me, please!

你能帮帮忙吗？

Nǐ néng bāngbang máng ma?

Can you give me a hand?

Tips

grammar

帮帮 is the reduplicated form of 帮, which softens the request and makes it sound more casual or pleading. This pattern works with many verbs: 看看, 想想, 说说.

Stroke Order

帮 bāng